A woman named Barbara Loe Fisher filed suit against Paul Offit, Amy Wallace, and Conde Nast (the publisher of the magazine WIRED) over two words.
Whoot! Fisher's suit thrown out!
Reactions:
- Amy Wallace has the text of the ruling
- Sullivan at Left Brain Right Brain on the dismissal
- Dr Lipson's reaction to the court findings.
Backstory
- Article by Peter Lipson MD and attorney Ames Grawert on the lack of merit in the suit..
- Orac at Respectful Insolence points out that the suit was filed in a state that does not prevent strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP).
- Steven Novella, writing at Skeptico, was prescient:
Skeptical analysis is all about shining the light of science into those dark places of dubious claims and ideology that fear the light. Libel suits are often used as a tool to shield against the light of open examination, but we should fight back by using them as opportunities to shine even more light. Fisher better put on her sunglasses.More on Fisher from the Skeptic's Dictionary July 5 2010 Stephen Barrett is the doctor behind QuackWatch a wonderful resource for exposing bogus medical claims. Among the many subjects of common charlatanry he's taken apart, one is the use of invalid tests to justify useless treatments, like chelation for autism, which is a goldmine for quacks. One of the labs providing the urine tests "proving" the need for chelation is Doctor's Data. They have sued Dr. Barrett. Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett Stephen Barrett
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